A federal judge is pushing for a quick settlement for hundreds of opioid crisis lawsuits filed by communities against manufacturers nationwide, saying that a settlement should not just include money,…
A federal judge has laid out guidelines for attorneys seeking leadership roles in opioid abuse litigation filed by municipalities against drug manufacturers nationwide.
A panel of federal judges has consolidated all opioid epidemic lawsuits before one federal judge for pretrial proceedings in a federal court in Northern Ohio.
New DOT rules will require pilots and train engineers to undergo random opioid testing, beginning next year.
The JPML will hear oral arguments on the potential consolidation of all opioid epidemic lawsuits at a hearing on November 30.
Dozens of cities and counties have filed opioid crisis lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of narcotic pain killers, and are asking the cases to be consolidated in an Ohio federal…
A new petition calls for the FDA to recall certain high-dose versions of powerful opioid drugs to protect public health and safety.
Purdue Pharma faces a lawsuit by South Carolina over claims that misleading advertising tactics contributed to the abuse of OxyContin and the nationwide opioid epidemic.
The FDA is preparing to re-examine the effectiveness of abuse-deterrent pain killers as the opioid epidemic worsens among the country's youth.
The FDA is requiring new safety warnings on opioid painkillers, alerting users to the risks of abuse, misuse, drug interactions, adrenal gland problems and decreased sex hormones.